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wakened

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verb

past tense of waken

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wakened
Adjective
  • Angine desperately returns to the store, again and again, to get her fix from Malaise, her face reddening from blood just below the surface, a canvas of her awakened desire.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Lange's husband went home and woke her up to share the good news, the lottery said.
    Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • Brittney Brimway and her three children were on a flight from Los Angeles to Turks and Caicos with a layover in New York City when her son woke her up with some less-than-comforting news.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • After losing consciousness in the lightning strike, the man awoke and called the Oregon Golf Club pro shop on Pete's Mountain Road, which then called 911.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Five years ago, Florida’s millions of condo dwellers awoke to a new reality.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Low to medium doses show a reduction in the alpha frequency of brain waves (which correspond to relaxed and wakeful states), along with rising entropy, a signature finding of sober brains sinking deeper into a trip.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Having the right pillow can make a big difference between a peaceful night’s sleep and a restless, wakeful one.
    Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • After Israel struck a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut on Sunday, Israelis went to bed expecting to be roused by incoming missiles from Iran.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
  • This roused the Court-Philippe-Chatrier crowd, and in the second set Andreeva fully unraveled, smacking another ball to the rafters and asking people in her box to leave.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • For example, don’t lay awake at night thinking about tomorrow's tasks.
    Michel Koopman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Maybe staying awake to novel experiences is the key to vitality.
    Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026
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“Wakened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wakened. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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